Stars unite to help Haiti in telethon

none

In this image released by Hope for Haiti Now, celebrities work the phone bank at "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Davis, Hope for Haiti Now)

January 22, 2010 7:32:00 PM PST

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer

NEW YORK - January 22, 2010 --

Grim-faced celebrities and musicians with mournful tunes set the tone for the all-star, international "Hope for Haiti Now" telethon, which featured two hours of desperate pleas for an even more-desperate nation. But it ended on a hopeful note, with a buoyant call for Haiti's revival by native son, Wyclef Jean.